Chicago socks its way back into Game 3

CHICAGO -- The White Sox laid back for a while in Tuesday night's Game 3 of the World Series, but when they began to apply some pressure to Houston's best hope, they didn't go quietly -- or quickly.

Rousting Astros ace Roy Oswalt out of his shell of domination, the White Sox sent 11 men to the plate in the fifth inning, collecting six hits for five runs to turn a 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 lead -- and a silenced Minute Maid Park.

A.J. Pierzynski delivered the key blow, a two-out, two-run double that pulled the plug on a frenzied Houston crowd that had been well into celebrating Texas' first World Series game.

After Chicago was blanked on two hits through four innings, Joe Crede began the fifth with a home run -- his second of the World Series and third of the postseason.

Juan Uribe followed with a single. Chicago pitcher Jon Garland struck out in a failed attempt to bunt -- but the Sox would be within a run before Oswalt could record the second out of the inning.

Then Pierzynski lashed his score-turning double over the head of center fielder Willy Taveras and atop Tal's Hill.

Aaron Rowand walked, and Oswalt bounced a pitch off Crede to unleash emotions on both benches.

Although it clearly was a get-away pitch by Oswalt, who would have preferred to not load the bases, Carl Everett, the Chicago DH benched in the National League park, vented his displeasure at the pitcher and into the Houston dugout.